Israel had two duties after Oct. 7. It failed one and lost the narrative
In April 1945, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower walked through the newly liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald in central Germany. He went deliberately.
TL;DR
- Gen. Dwight Eisenhower visited the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945.
- Ohrdruf was a subcamp of Buchenwald in central Germany.
- Eisenhower described what he saw as beyond description.
- He visited deliberately to gather firsthand evidence of Nazi atrocities.
- He wanted to counter potential claims that reports of atrocities were propaganda.
- Eisenhower encouraged journalists and members of Congress to visit liberated camps.